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to cybernate

to cybernate

9.9
To control a process or system using a computer
  • verb
  • /ˈsaɪbərˌneɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cibernetizar
  • To improve efficiency, the company decided to cybernate several of its manual processes.

Examples

  • By using software tools, you can cybernate the scheduling of tasks automatically.

  • He learned to cybernate the machines to optimize their performance.

  • A quaint expression used in a rural area of the country might not mean anything to the sophisticated "cybernated" students in an urban or large suburban area.

    Academic text (1998)

Synonyms

to computerize
vsto cybernate
  • US
45 4.3

To use computers to run a system and store its information

controls or operates functions or systems using a computer rather than storing data

How Automated

to automate
52 4.0
to cybernate
  • Specialized
9.9
to computerize
  • US
45 4.3
to operate
506 2.8

Surface Forms

cybernate infinitive
cybernated past
cybernated past participle
cybernating present participle
cybernates third person singular

Morphology

cybernate = cyber (transparent) = cyber + nate

The verb is formed by adding a common verb-forming ending to the recognizable stem 'cyber', so its meaning ('to operate or control by computer') is directly inferable.

Etymology

Cybernate comes from the prefix cyber-, which began as an old word for 'steer' or 'control' and shows up in familiar words like cyberspace and cybersecurity. So, to cybernate is to 'steer' or run a system using computers — in other words, to control something by computer.